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What are the effects and taboos of wax gourd?
The efficacy and function of wax gourd mainly include the following aspects:

Reducing blood fat and losing weight, beauty beauty, protecting kidney and diuresis, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

Wax gourd is a common vegetable on the table. Wax gourd is rich in nutrients such as urea, unsaturated fatty acids, protein and minerals due to its cold nature. Eating wax gourd often can play the role of reducing fat and losing weight, beauty beauty, protecting kidney and diuresis, and clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.

1, lipid-lowering and weight-reducing: wax gourd contains propanedioic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, prevent fat from accumulating in the body, and help prevent and treat hypertension, atherosclerosis and hyperlipidemia. Moreover, the dietary fiber content of wax gourd is high, which can absorb water and swell, avoid excessive food intake, and has the effect of losing weight. 2. beauty beauty: Wax gourd contains oleic acid, vitamins and citrulline, which can inhibit melanin precipitation and has the effects of whitening, removing spots and moistening skin. 3. Protecting kidney and diuresis: Wax gourd contains total amino acids and cucurbitacin, which has a protective effect on kidney injury caused by mercury chloride and can alleviate symptoms such as water and sodium retention and edema in the body. Wax gourd juice and wax gourd extract can also promote urination and increase the amount of urination. 4, clearing heat and relieving summer heat: winter melon tastes sweet and cool, and eating it often in summer can play a role in clearing heat and promoting fluid production, relieving summer heat and relieving troubles.

The main taboos of wax gourd are: pregnant women, spleen and stomach weakness, kidney deficiency, yang deficiency and cold limbs.